About the role
Job Title: MEP Services Lead Energy
Location: Maxim Park / Northeast Scotland
Project Type: Energy (MEP)
Company: Balfour Beatty Group

ABOUT US:

Balfour Beatty is a leading international infrastructure and construction group. We finance, develop, build, and maintain innovative and efficient projects that underpin daily life, supports communities, and enables economic growth. Our unparalleled expertise and resources ensure that we deliver high-quality projects safely, on time, and within budget.
Now is a great time to join us. As a leading international construction group with a healthy pipeline of work, we’re growing our teams. Shape a career to be proud of as part of an award-winning team.
Our team shapes projects that connect communities and impact daily life for millions. Join our Regional Scotland team as a MEP Services Lead Energy to build new futures.
Own your career, and you can build something to be proud of at Balfour Beatty. By joining our well-established construction teams working on our significant future pipeline of large-scale Energy Projects in Scotland you will work with true experts who will share their knowledge and provide support, encouragement, and invaluable feedback so you never stop learning. Bring us your capability, and we’ll help you take it much, much further.
What you’ll be doing
The role involves close collaboration with the UKCS Energy team to deliver the ASTI project, coordinating with OEMs, design teams, clients, procurement, planning, quality, supply chain, and operations teams. Responsibilities include developing accurate models, scope packages, ITPs, programs, technical vetting, and providing strategic operational support across MEP aspects, including commissioning. The role ensures construction and financial targets are met using Balfour Beatty’s standard processes.
The role also involves managing strategic customer relationships to meet project business targets and supporting Balfour Beatty’s regional and UKCS objectives to enhance market share and margins. The role spans Gates 4 to 8 of the project lifecycle and supports the Work Winning team during the ECI (Early Contractor Involvement) stage to ensure seamless transition from sales to operations
Who we’re looking for

PERSONAL QUALITIES AND EXPERIENCE

This role is suited for an experienced professional with a proven track record in MEP project management and operational delivery, particularly in new construction projects with portfolio values up to £50m in sales revenue.

Essential Qualities and Experience:

• MEP Expertise: Extensive construction experience in MEP, with knowledge of utilities, HV/LV infrastructure, earthing, and established contacts with key customers, advisors, and competitors.
• Strategic Reporting: Proven ability to prepare strategic reports and business plans, including researching and interpreting data.
• ECI/Bid Experience: Experience working in the ECI/bid stage of multi-disciplinary projects.
• Business Acumen: Strong ability to identify opportunities to maximize revenue and margins.
• Customer Relationship Management: Confident in engaging with customers, consultants, and investors, with excellent relationship-building skills.
• Communication Skills: Exceptional oral and written communication skills, with confidence in delivering external presentations.
• Collaboration: Collaborative approach to working across disciplines (e.g., civils, buildings, architectural, OEMs, planning, BIM, quality, procurement, supply chain, DfMA) to maximize performance.
• Self-Starter: Proactive, with strong time management, attention to detail, and a commitment to completing tasks efficiently.
• DfMA and Continuous Improvement: Understands and promotes Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA) and continuous improvement initiatives.
• BIM and 4D Planning: Leads the use of Building Information Modelling (BIM) and 4D planning throughout the ECI stage.

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more